Things are getting messy. Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi) and Maddy Perez (Alexa Demie) had a toxic on-again, off-again relationship before her best friend Cassie Howard (Sydney Sweeney) came along and stirred the pot.When Euphoria premiered in June 2019, fans were introduced to a broken-up version of Nate and Maddy.
Following a party scene that featured the exes hurling expletive-laced insults at each other as Maddy hooked up with Tyler Clarkson (Lukas Gage) in a pool, the teens got back together.As the first season continued, viewers were given glimpses into the early days of Nate and Maddy’s relationship through flashbacks.
The look back at their past paired with the present-day scenes helped fans piece together when things went awry between the duo.Demie told The Hollywood Reporter in July 2019 that she believes her character “really is in love with Nate, despite how dysfunctional and toxic their relationship is.”The actress added, “I think she is in love with him, and she has a little bit of hope inside of her that he will be everything she wants him to be.
She’s also just really young and thinks that Nate is her world. Later on, things might change, but now she just wants to defend him and be with him.”Amid their reconciliation, the pair had an extremely violent altercation in which Nate chokes Maddy.
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